“Don’t you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?”
“So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.”
- selected verses from psalm 126, 127 {the Message}
I unpack the suitcases and shake out the sand. I run to the store and stock up on veggies, declaring junk food a thing of last week. I download the pictures, and I throw away the nearly-empty sunscreen bottles.
And then I wake up early. And exercise. And pull out the homeschooling books. And turn my heart towards staying home.
Vacation is over; the routine has begun again.
And, so, today will be a choice–born of the will, and not my emotions. It will be a choice to give thanks, anyway, and
a choice to hold my tongue, regardless.
It will be a choice to throw myself into serving, quietly, and
without complaint.
How about you? Have any thoughts about life after vacation?
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Laura,
Thank you so much for your words at the end of this post!! I am going to print that and put it in a frame next to bed as a reminder when I wake up each day to make that choice!
Thank you!!
Ellen
Thanks, Ellen. That’s encouraging that we will be reminding ourselves of the same thing . . . from worlds away.
Hope you are having a wonderfully, focused day today, my new friend.
Laura
Thanks for this challenge to serve without complaint. Well said.
I loved the mix of Bible quotes and pix in this post!
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